Card and ticket holder



Aug. 22, 1933. R. M. KOCH 1,923,982

CARD AND TICKET HOLDER Filed Aug. 3, 1931 R. 1%. flcb WITNESS:

. Patented Aug. 22, 1933 U ITED STATES.

PATENT. OFFICE f 1 Claim.

My present invention has reference to a new and novel device in the nature of a cabinet provided with angularly arranged series of shelves upon which rest and are removably connected 5 holders for tickets, cards, pamphlets, etc., the said'holders being of a novel construction which will permit only of the single withdrawal of the cards or tickets contained therein.

The improvement is primarily designed for use in public places where literature is arranged for free distribution and embodies inadditio'n' to the removable literature supporting tray,

means for removably arranging tabs or tickets transversely over the said trays, the .latter conv taining data relative to the. contents of the trays. V

A further object is the provision of a device for this purpose in which a number of trays may be supported in spaced and superimposed relation on the shelves of the cabinet and further wherein the construction is characterized by simplicity and cheapness of manufacture as well as reliability and efficiency in practical use.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a substantially vertical transverse sectional view through a portion of a cabinet *by a plate 10". -This plate has its sides and v having one of the literature holding trays therein.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of one of the trays. Figure 3 is a front elevation'there'of. Figure l is a sectional view approximately on the line 44 of Figure 3. 7 Figure 5 is a view of the blank from which the tray is formed.

As disclosed by Figure'l of the drawing my improvement comprises a, cabinet-1 which, may be constructed of any desired, material and which has both its front and back faces, for the major portion thereof, open. While in Figure 1 I have disclosed the cabinet as provided with only one shelfit' is to be understood that the. cabinet has fixed to the sides thereof any de-- sired number of such shelves arranged one above the other. The shelves preferably comprise metal plates 2 which have depending flanged edges The shelves a're arranged at a downward angle from the rear to the front of the cabinet and the flanges 3 are secured to the sides of the cabinet by rivets or like elements. As disclosed by Figure 5 of the drawing each of i the trays is constructed from a single blank of metal shaped and scored to provide a bottom 4 tended beyond its sides and this extension is and side flanges 5 which extend from one end of the tray, with extensions formed with the upper edges of the flanges and being bent inwardly in a plane parallel with the bottom thus affording the top of the tray with flanges 6. 60. The flanges extend a suitable distance from the outer ends of the flanges or sides 5, and as disclosed by Figure 5 of the drawing the said outer ends of the sides are cut at inward curvatures and the bottom 4 is extended a suitable distance beyond the sidesand is bent against the said curvedends 7, thus providing the outer portion of the'bottom, which projects through the front opening in the cabinet 1, with a curved end 8. The curved portion 8, at the end and Q at the, center thereof is provided with a curvednotch or opening 9, and the inwardly directed flanges 6 are arranged above the outer edge of the arched or rounded portion 8 of the bot tom a distance approximately equaling the thickness of each of the cards, pamphlets or other literature 10 which is arranged in the trays.

The bottom, at its second or inner end, is exs0 bent upon itself to afford a hook 10, and the said hook isdesigned to engage beneath the shelf 2 at the rear and elevated end thereof.

The inwardlydirected. flanges 6 are bridged one of its ends bent upwardly and from thence inwardly to provide guideways 11 for a card, that has printed thereon indicia relative to the nature of the contents of the tray or cabinet. The card is inserted through the open end of the plate and, of course, is held'therein 'by the t flanges 6.. v

The space between the flanges 6 provide for the passage of the finger of the personwho removes the contents of the tray, exerts an inward and downward pressure upon the outer card, causingthe same to travel'over the rounded or arched outer end of thebody and to be delivered from the tray through the space afforded by the upper :edge of the part 8 and the inwardly directed flanges 6 of the sides 5. The opening 9 affords a means whereby'the thumb of the operator may be arranged against the under face of the partly projected card so that the finger and thumb of the operator are employed for withdrawing thecard from the tray. The cards can only be singly withdrawn from the tray, and each card must. travel over-the arched surface v8 before finding an outlet through the tray. The tray may be replenished with an additional stack of cards by the insertion of such stack through the upper and open ends and sides of the tray.

7 It is though the simplicity of the construction and advantages thereof will be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art to which such invention relates so that further detailed description Will not be required.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A tray formed from a single blank of metal bent to provide a bottom, sides formed on the bottom and having one of their ends curved inwardly and terminating inwardly of I one end portion of the bottom, relatively bnarrow short fianges extending from one end of the upper edges of the sides and being inwardly directed for arrangement in parallelism with the bottom, said bottom having the said'end portion centrally notched and upwardly curved to engage and follow the curvature of the curved ends of the side to provide guide means to direct the contents of the tray to the notch-l te facilitate the removal of the contents one at a the 

